Adele Marie Prinzivalli

1929 – 2014

Amherst, Adele Prinzivalli passed away on Tuesday, October21, 2014 with family by her side at the Hospice of the Fisher Home, Amherst.

Born in Queens, New York, on April 15, 1929, Adele Marie Prinzivalli was the daughter of Lawrence Daddio and Adele (Cleary) Daddio. She was the beloved wife of the late John E. Prinzivalli who passed away on September 19, 2001. Adele and John lived and raised their family in Uniondale, New York. After John’s passing, Adele moved to Hadley to be closer to family.

After being a stay at home Mom, raising their two sons, Adele returned to the work force and completed her High School diploma as an adult, in order to support her family. She worked at Nassau County Assessor’s Office where she retired in the late 1990’s. After moving to Hadley she again returned to work as a receptionist at the Hair Shop in Hadley, where she made many close friends.

Adele loved being with people. She was warm and loving and had a great sense of humor. Family was the most central part of her life. She instilled in her family the values of fairness, hard work and education.

She leaves her son John and his wife Elaine, of Hadley and her son Lawrence and his wife Patti, of Austin, Texas. She has four grandsons who she loved and adored, John and his wife Merritt of Chicago, Anthony of New York, New York, and Mathew and Brian, both of Texas. She is the loving sister of Lawrence and Rose Daddio and is predeceased by her brother Louis Daddio, and her sisters Catherine Ceprini, Roseanne Burke-Auer, and Barbara Conroy.

The family like to deeply thank Claire Constable, Mom’s loving caregiver and friend during her last years. The family would like to express their gratitude to the compassionate and skilled nurses at the Baystate Cardiac Unit and the nurses and staff of the Hospice of the Fisher Home and to our family Doctor, Dr.  Henry Simpkin for his devotion and endless caring.

Calling hours will be held Thursday October 23, from 5:00 – 7:00 PM at The Douglass Funeral Service, Amherst.

In lieu of flowers donations in Adele’s memory may be made to the Hospice of the Fisher Home, 1165 N. Pleasant St. Amherst, MA 01002 or the Cooley Dickinson VNA and Hospice, 168 Industrial Dr., Northampton, MA 01060

Obituary and memorial register at www.douglassfuneral.com

Service details, Social networking, Memorial Guestbook and Slideshow are available here.